intensivvårdshelikopter

Swedish

Etymology

intensivvård (“intensive care”) +‎ -s- +‎ helikopter (“helicopter”)

Noun

intensivvårdshelikopter c

1. A mobile ICU helicopter; a helicopter that has personell and equipment (somewhat) equivalent to an ICU, used to transport patients between medical facilities.

   Synonym: IVA-helikopter

   Hypernym: ambulansfordon

   Coordinate term: intensivvårdsambulans (“ICU ambulance”)

   • 2021 December 18, “Ny helikopter på Karolinska säkrar intensivvård under transport [New helicopter at Karolinska secures intensive care during transport]”, in Dagens Nyheter:

     Helikoptern är unik i sitt slag och fungerar som en intensivvårdsavdelning i luften, säger Lars Falk, verksamhetschef Intensivvård och transport på Karolinska.

     The helicopter is unique in its kind and functions as an intensive care unit in the air, says Lars Falk, operations manager Intensive care and transport at Karolinska.

Declension

Declension of intensivvårdshelikopter

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	intensivvårdshelikopter	intensivvårdshelikopters
	definite	intensivvårdshelikoptern	intensivvårdshelikopterns
plural	indefinite	intensivvårdshelikoptrar	intensivvårdshelikoptrars
	definite	intensivvårdshelikoptrarna	intensivvårdshelikoptrarnas

Further reading

• intensivvårdshelikopter in Svensk ordbok.